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High income
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Within the “High income” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025 at 371.02%, while United States sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 18.50%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.092.8186278371Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 371.02%371SloveniaSlovenia: 237.45%237SingaporeSingapore: 177.64%178Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic: 160.52%161BelgiumBelgium: 152.43%152NetherlandsNetherlands: 139.54%140CzechiaCzechia: 137.32%137HungaryHungary: 133.08%133Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 109.99%110GuyanaGuyana: 106.69%107SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 101.73%102LatviaLatvia: 99.56%99.6

Country table

#CountryValue
51 Antigua and Barbuda 41.48%
52 United Kingdom 37.59%
53 St. Kitts and Nevis 37.52%
54 Australia 36.04%
55 New Zealand 35.69%
56 Japan 33.68%
57 Macao SAR, China 33.18%
58 Barbados 33.14%
59 Uruguay 28.33%
60 Russian Federation 28.19%
61 Israel 25.29%
62 United States 18.50%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the High income group for Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 133.58% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 62 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with United States at 18.50%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.